Lionsgate’s TRANSPORTER 3 Achieves Explosive Home Entertainment Debut, Selling Almost Two Million DVD Units in the United States and Canada During Its First Week

TRANSPORTER 3 Also Dominates On Blu-ray And Digital Downloads

Jason Statham Stars In The Third Installment of the Internationally Acclaimed Franchise

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jason Statham is back as The Transporter and remains a potent force in the EuropaCorp produced series as Lionsgate’s TRANSPORTER 3 proved dominant across all revenue channels this past week, including DVD, Blu-ray and digital downloads. The non-stop, action-packed thrill ride from Lionsgate(R) (NYSE: LGF), a leading next generation studio, debuted with nearly two million DVD units sold in its first week and also marked Lionsgate’s top Blu-ray debut to date. Packaged media was not the only place where The Transporter packed a punch as the film, which earned $32 million in North America during its theatrical run, came out of its first week as the number two movie download on both iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.

TRANSPORTER 3 achieved the highest box office-to-DVD conversion rate for all major DVD releases this week, and Lionsgate continues to maintain the highest conversion rate of any studio–approximately 20% higher than the studio average. TRANSPORTER 3 and BANGKOK DANGEROUS, another Lionsgate action film starring Nicolas Cage that was released on DVD in January, are two of the highest converting DVD titles to date in 2009. TRANSPORTER 3 is likely to reach nearly $60 million in total home entertainment consumer spending or nearly 200% of its box office. Lionsgate’s current home entertainment year to date market share is 8%, according to Nielsen/Rentrak.

“ Jason Statham is one of the most scintillating action stars in Hollywood. His movies reach a core demo that we know will result in success on all home entertainment formats,” said Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate General Manager and Executive Vice President. “We look at movies and franchises that have the potential to perform in all iterations and our success in being the industry leader in box-office-to-DVD conversion rate comes from our pattern of releasing top action movies like TRANSPORTER 3.”

Lionsgate’s successful relationship with Statham will continue with the release of CRANK HIGH VOLTAGE, in theaters on April 17th. Statham has starred as leading man in several of Lionsgate’s high octane action films–including WAR and CRANK. Lionsgate also announced this week their third collaboration with EuropaCorp as they have acquired North American distribution rights to the EuropaCorp-produced action/thriller FROM PARIS WITH LOVE, starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

SYNOPSIS/EXTRA FEATURES

Jason Statham is back as Frank Martin, the Transporter, in this explosive third installment of the action-adventure series. This time, Frank is presented an offer he can’t refuse and ends up with a mysterious passenger and a dangerous destination — calling for a new machine and new rules. The stakes are bigger, the enemy is deadlier, and the action has never been hotter.

The 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray contain a standard definition digital copy of the film as well as thrilling bonus features including multiple in-depth featurettes examining many elements involved in the making of the film, a featurette focusing on real-life transporters, and audio commentary with the director. The Blu-ray Disc also features MOLOG(TM), the first BD Live application that allows users to insert and animate shapes, text, audio and other graphics right into the film as well as post “blogs” about the film to share with other registered MOLOG(TM) users. The standard one-disc DVD of TRANSPORTER 3 will include a Widescreen and Full Screen version of the film along with the theatrical trailer.

2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE:

• “Special Delivery: An Inside Look at Modern-Day Transporters” featurette
• Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Footage featuring:
  • StoryBoards
  • Sets/Production Design
  • Special FX
• “Making of TRANSPORTER 3″ featurette
• Audio commentary with director Olivier Megaton
• Theatrical trailer

DISC TWO

• Digital Copy of the feature film

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE

• “Special Delivery: An Inside Look at Modern-Day Transporters” featurette
• Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Footage featuring:
  • StoryBoards
  • Sets/Production Design
  • Special FX
• “Making of TRANSPORTER 3″ featurette
  • Audio commentary with director Olivier Megaton
• MOLOG(TM) – network connected community and interactive movie blog tool set
• Theatrical trailer

DISC TWO

• Standard Definition Digital Copy of the feature film

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is a leading next generation studio with a major presence in the production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and digitally delivered content. The Company is leveraging its content leadership and marketing expertise through the recent acquisition of TV Guide Network, one of the 25 most widely distributed cable networks, and partnerships that include the FEARnet branded VOD and Internet horror channel with Sony and Comcast, the expected fall 2009 launch of EPIX, a new premium entertainment channel with partners Viacom and MGM, investment in the leading young men’s digital distribution platform Break.com, the recent acquisition of the content and navigation portal TV Guide.com, ownership of the premier independent television syndication company Debmar-Mercury and an alliance with independent filmed entertainment production and distribution company Roadside Attractions.

The Company is an industry market share leader at the North American theatrical box office for calendar 2009 to date, propelled by such theatrical box office successes as TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D. Other recent successes include SAW V, RELIGULOUS, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, RAMBO and THE BANK JOB. Lionsgate has also forged strong positions in television and home entertainment with the production of such critically-acclaimed television series as “Mad Men,” “Weeds” and “Crash,” the distribution of Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne,” “Family Feud” and “South Park” and upcoming shows including Tyler Perry’s “Meet The Browns” and “The Wendy Williams Show,” as well as market share of nearly 7% and the industry’s leading box office-to-DVD conversion rate in home entertainment. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 12,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.

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